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. >> the new york botanical garden is sort of a disney world for plant lovers. calling itself "a museum of living plant collections," it's bigger than 200 football fields. visitors come from around the world to see its rose garden, as well as the beautiful conservatory -- a giant hothouse for tropical and desert plants. and its adventure garden is home to a special internship called the explainer program. >> the explainer program is for high-school students, 14 to 17 years old, to volunteer in the children's garden. they volunteer 125 hours working with young families and their children to explore nature and do different activities in the adventure garden. >> the activity stations are found throughout the children's area. >> so, here, we were showing the kids about the frogs, just, like, some of the organisms that live in our pond, and also the plants, too. so, the duckweed are really tiny flowers that ducks love to eat when they come and visit us. and there's a whole bunch of other insects, too. like that blue thing right there, flying around? that's a dragonfl
. >> the new york botanical garden is sort of a disney world for plant lovers. calling itself "a museum of living plant collections," it's bigger than 200 football fields. visitors come from around the world to see its rose garden, as well as the beautiful conservatory -- a giant hothouse for tropical and desert plants. and its adventure garden is home to a special internship called the explainer program. >> the explainer program is for high-school students, 14 to 17 years...
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it's part of a unique program taught by new york's lincoln center theater. >> ♪ shiny, shiny >> ♪ hop on a plane to rio >> the songwriting in the schools program sends professional lyricists and composers into classrooms to create characters with students and write songs from the character's perspective, and then the composers collaborate with the students to create music to set their songs to. >> some of those characters are drawn from real experiences. >> ♪ you make me feel this way ♪ i tried so hard to make this right ♪ ♪ why can't you just see what i'm feeling? ♪ >> others come to life in the students' imaginations. >> we got a picture of -- a photo of an elderly lady, and we just had to free-write, so that's how i got the idea. >> ♪ all of you are outside my box ♪ ♪ don't take me as a joke ♪ i am above you ♪ you're little ones to me, so call me mrs. monroe ♪ >> well, to me, free-writing is writing what you have in your mind right at the moment, you know, what you feel is right and what you think -- what you like the most. >> basically for lyrics, what we did
it's part of a unique program taught by new york's lincoln center theater. >> ♪ shiny, shiny >> ♪ hop on a plane to rio >> the songwriting in the schools program sends professional lyricists and composers into classrooms to create characters with students and write songs from the character's perspective, and then the composers collaborate with the students to create music to set their songs to. >> some of those characters are drawn from real experiences. >> ♪...
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. >> at first glance, new york's barnard college looks pretty typical for a small school in a big city. located in upper manhattan, the campus is compact, covering just a few city blocks. about 2,400 students come here from all over the world, so therelots of diversity. but all barnard students have one particular thing in common -- they're all women. barnard is what's called a single-sex college. >> there are probably about 60 or 70 all-women's colleges out there in the united states now. and i do think it is very much about really building both women's self-esteem, their confidence levels. >> before you say "no way! not me," keep in mind that single-sex colleges often have close relationships with other schools. in barnard's case, the other school is right across the street -- columbia university. >> there are columbia students taking courses at barnard and barnard students taking courses at columbia. >> back in 1889, when barnard was founded, women were not allowed to attend columbia. they weren't allowed to vote, either. nowadays, most schools are co-ed, meaning they accept both ma
. >> at first glance, new york's barnard college looks pretty typical for a small school in a big city. located in upper manhattan, the campus is compact, covering just a few city blocks. about 2,400 students come here from all over the world, so therelots of diversity. but all barnard students have one particular thing in common -- they're all women. barnard is what's called a single-sex college. >> there are probably about 60 or 70 all-women's colleges out there in the united...
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report. >> live from the fox news world headquarters in new york, i am jaimie colby. we are expecting a long awaited announcement by governor mitt romney. in just a few moments, the presumptive republican presidential candidate will name paul ryan as his vice presidential running mate. paul ryan is the congressman from wisconsin considered a rising star in the republican party and chairman of the house budget committee. we are expecting that announcement and a minute and joining me for more is fox news chief washington correspondent james r. rosen. >> good morning. >> it is a date that was long awaited. we are hearing from carl cameron. what does paul ryan bring to the ticket? >> congressman ryan was notified on august 3 that he would be governor romney postelection. it has been about a week in the making. he brings a lot to the ticket, principally energy. he brings intellectual energy, particularly in his capacity as the chairman of the house budget committee. and to the budget plan he has authored which was passed by the house along party lines earlier this year. al
report. >> live from the fox news world headquarters in new york, i am jaimie colby. we are expecting a long awaited announcement by governor mitt romney. in just a few moments, the presumptive republican presidential candidate will name paul ryan as his vice presidential running mate. paul ryan is the congressman from wisconsin considered a rising star in the republican party and chairman of the house budget committee. we are expecting that announcement and a minute and joining me for...
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that's where andrea arden and the experts at new york's animal haven shelter come in. they have one goal in mind -- to give these dogs a new "leash" on life. >> i think any place you go to adopt a dog, you're doing a good thing -- you're saving a dog's life. anybody who works with a shelter or a rescue group wants people to come in and adopt the animals -- that's the reason we're here. we also want to make sure that people adopt when it's appropriate for their family. >> so to do that, here are some things to think about. >> are you an active family, or a more sedentary or quiet family? because you want to make sure you choose a dog who is a good match in regards to their energy level and their exercise requirements. >> you also need to consider where you live. >> so, for instance, if you live in the city, a smaller dog or even a larger dog that doesn't require a lot of exercise is probably a good choice. if you live outside the city, a dog that needs a lot of exercise, that can run around, is probably a great choice for you. so you need to weigh all of those options.
that's where andrea arden and the experts at new york's animal haven shelter come in. they have one goal in mind -- to give these dogs a new "leash" on life. >> i think any place you go to adopt a dog, you're doing a good thing -- you're saving a dog's life. anybody who works with a shelter or a rescue group wants people to come in and adopt the animals -- that's the reason we're here. we also want to make sure that people adopt when it's appropriate for their family. >>...
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, new york city. >> on behalf of everyone here at "teen kids news," we want to give a special thanks to all of our military overseas.
, new york city. >> on behalf of everyone here at "teen kids news," we want to give a special thanks to all of our military overseas.